The Gastrocast

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A new video offering. I get out into the garden to plant potatoes now the weather has cleared up a bit.

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A video format of a presentation I gave for the Agriculture Resource Committee of San Juan County on Farmland Preservation to the Shaw Island Community on April 30th, 2008.

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This week’s show is finally up! I will follow with show notes as soon as time allows.

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Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:

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In this week’s show I go off on several rants. I talk about Cottage Economy and discuss William Cobbett (thanks for the tip, Fiona). I also give this week’s depressing news headlines in the world of grain and food costs. And we bake our bread dough from last week.

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Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • Less Beets More Wheat
  • Wheat Prices Rise on Damaged Crop Predictions
  • Corn Prices Effecting Ethanol Production Lead to Food Woes
  • Less Corn Planted Means Higher Food Costs
  • Killer Wheat Fungus

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This Week’s show is here. Lots of catching up to do and we start some bread dough.

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Or consider subscribing to the podcast for free.

Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • High Wheat Prices Means Expensive Food
  • French Imports Shore Up UK Free Range Poultry Lack
  • Monsanto: Profitable Devils & ConAgra
  • EU Ban on Dioxin Cheeses
  • Whinging Tomato Producer
  • Honduras Melonheads
  • Canuks Say No To Distllers’ Grains

Technorati Tags: gastrocast, podchef, cooking, food, culinary podcast, cooking show, cooking school, wheat, grain prices, peak food, baking, bread, dough

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This week’s show has lots of news and views–farming, gardening, political races–and cooking:  a quick broccoli pasta dish.

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Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • A Gardening President
    • More
    • Vote The Merits Here
  • Democratic Monsanto Lobby
  • Gains In Grain Not What They Seem
  • Nanotech in Food
  • Slaughterhouse President Cracks
  • Fasttrack Biotech Wheat

Technorati Tags: podchef, gastrocast, cooking, food, comments, cooking show, culinary podcast, cooking school, broccoli pasta, gardening, farming, spring

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A short film about starting seeds, simply.

Hope You enjoy!

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As promised, a short video I made while I was away. A trip to a forum member’s garden in the winter.

Hopefully it will prompt you to take advantage of our Gastrocast Special Seed Offer.

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This week’s show has it all–piglets, hens, seed starting, news and cooking: batter for crispy fish and Basil Mayo.

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Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • USDA Halts Congressional Audit
  • Erroneous Pro-NAIS Views Due to Beef Recall & Here
  • Battle Over Poultry Waste
  • GM Fruit & Veg.
    • Problems With
    • Dangers Of
  • The Government Stance Against Small Farmers

Technorati Tags: podchef, gastrocast, food, cooking, cooking show, cooking school, culinary podcast, piglets, seed starting, fish and chips

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In this week’s Show, Travel, Adventure and Cooking! Well, at least some of that–find out where I’ve been and why, and join me to cook a Fish Stew.

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Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • USDA Meat unSafety Plans
    • Fears of Mad Cow Disease
    • Compromised Food Safety
    • Industry Concerns
  • Ethanol Industry Bitten by High Priced Corn
  • Do Low Wheat Stocks = Famine?

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I find myself traveling unexpectedly. I will Update the show notes as I am able. Here is this week’s show.

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Or consider subscribing to the podcast for free.

Links for this week’s episode:

• The Gastrocast Blog
• Gastrocast Forum
• The Kitchen Garden Network
• Our Service Provider: 1&1 Internet Hosting
• R-Calf USA
• Facebook Profile
• News:
  • USDA Orders Massive Beef Recall
  • Monsanto Trying to Ban rGBH Labeling in Kansas
  • Bizzarre Wheat Trade Issues
    • More on Higher Wheat Prices
  • Farm Bill Issue
    • More Farm Bill
  • Farm Land as Investment in Portfolio
  • Stopping Hawaiian Pork Scam
  • Beet Growers Plant GMO Beets in Face of  Opposition
  • Peak Oil = Famine?
    • Peak Oil Threatens Global Food Supply
  • Ethanol Worsens E.Coli Issues
    • BioFuel Worsens Global Warming

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In this week’s show, Piglets! and several rants. Also, based on a listener request we cook something with potatoes.
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